Appendix A: Appraisal committee members
The appraisal committee is a statutory committee whose members sit for 3 years. Two meetings are held per month and the majority of members attend one or the other. Declared interests may also exclude a member from individual technology appraisals. The committee are supplemented by technology specific experts as indicated in appendix B.
Professor R. L. Akehurst
Dean, School of Health Related Research Sheffield University
Professor David Barnett (Chairman)
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology University of Leicester
Professor Sir Colin Berry
Professor of Morbid Anatomy St Bartholomew's and Royal London School of Medicine
Dr Sheila Bird
MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge
Professor Martin Buxton
Director of Health Economics Research Group Brunel University
Dr Karl Claxton
Lecturer in Economics University of York
Professor Sarah Cowley
Professor of Community Practice Development Kings College, London
Professor Nicky Cullum
Reader in Health Studies Department of Health Sciences University of York
Mr Chris Evennett
Chief Executive Mid-Hampshire Primary Care Group
Professor Terry Feest
Clinical Director and Consultant Nephrologist Richard Bright Renal Unit and Chairman of the UK Renal Registry
Ms Jean Gaffin
Formerly Executive Director National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Service
Mrs Sue Gallagher
Chief Executive Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority
Dr Trevor Gibbs
Head, Global Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance GlaxoSmithKline
Mr John Goulston
Director of Finance The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
Professor Philip Home
Professor of Diabetes Medicine University of Newcastle
Dr Terry John
General Practitioner The Firs, London
Dr Diane Ketley
Research into Practice Programme Leader NHS Modernisation Agency
Dr Mayur Lakhani
General Practitioner, Highgate Surgery, Leicester and Lecturer, University of Leicester
Mr M Mughal
Consultant Surgeon Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust
Mr James Partridge
Chief Executive Changing Faces
Professor Philip Routledge
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology University of Wales
Professor Andrew Stevens (Vice Chairman)
Professor of Public Health University of Birmingham
Dr Cathryn Thomas
General Practitioner Senior Lecturer Department of Primary Care and General Practice University of Birmingham